Letnik 9/2, september 2007 - Slovenska vojska

Liliana Brožič
TERRORISM AS A THREAT TO
NATIONAL SECURITY
The publication of the Slovenian Armed Forces you are looking at is actually the
result of cooperation between different representatives at the international level and
different areas of Slovenian state departments.
The Republic of Slovenia has cooperated with the George C. Marshall Center in
Garmisch Germany for almost a decade. The George C. Marshall Center known
also as the European Center for Security Studies, has been established as an
exemplary case of good cooperation between the USA and Germany in the field of
security, stressing education and training.
The Human Resources Office in the Ministry of Defense of Slovenia in cooperation
with the George C. Marshall Center and the Office of Defense Cooperation, US
Embassy, developed an idea on organizing a common event on the topic of counter
terrorism.
The Program on Terrorism and Security Studies seminar given at the George C.
Marshall Center twice a year over a period of five weeks, presents a way of training
in the field of counter terrorism which undoubtedly belongs among one of the best
forms of training and is currently available in European Union member countries.
With lecturers from the George C. Marshall Center and based on the needs of
the Republic of Slovenia, selected themes were chosen that might be interesting
for security structures in the Republic of Slovenia dealing directly in activities in
international counter terrorism. The themes included an overview of the history
and causes of terrorism, terrorist and counter terrorist structures and methods,
suicide terrorism, the role of diplomacy and counter terrorism, the importance of
interagency and international cooperation, and other themes as well.
The seminar was held from 12 th to 15 th of March 2007 at the Training Center in
Ig. Participants were from the Slovenian Armed Forces, Directorate for Defense
Policy, Intelligence and Security Service in MoD, Slovenian Intelligence and
Security Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Customs
Administration, Office for Money Laundering Prevention, Slovenian Nuclear
Safety Administration, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, and Faculty of
Social Sciences.
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